The Maytown Historical Society recently opened its museum to the public after having been closed since 2020, and now the organization could use your support. The group will host a fall breakfast and bake sale to benefit the operation and restoration of the museum. It will be held on Saturday, Oct. 8, from 7:30 to 10 a.m. in the backyard of the museum, 4 W. High St., Maytown.

As historical society president Skip Nell explained, the organization held a breakfast for a number of years indoors at a local church, but for the first breakfast since reopening after COVID, the group decided to host it at the museum. The menu will feature scrambled eggs, sausage, pancakes, fruit cups, juice and coffee.

A bake sale will also be held, spotlighting items made by historical society members. "The bake sale will have a fall theme," Nell said. "We'll have apple pies, pumpkin pies, pumpkin whoopies and things like that." He noted that people can drop by to purchase bake sale items without attending the breakfast or can buy bake sale items to go after breakfast.

The Maytown Historical Society exists to protect and preserve the history of the town, Nell stated. The building it's housed in dates to the 1760s. "We're looking at creating an area for archiving and storage of items we receive from society members and the community," he remarked, adding that the area will most likely be located off-site since the society's goal is to restore the museum's interior to be period authentic.

The museum will be open during the breakfast for people to peruse the collection of items, including the current exhibit of coverlets.

Advance ticket purchase is requested for the breakfast. Tickets may be purchased by calling Skip Nell at 717-426-3254 or Jane Garber at 717-940-0037.